ALMATY, May 5 (Xinhua) -- China's Jiang Yiting claimed silver with 30 hits in the women's skeet final at her first World Cup appearance of the season in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on Tuesday.

After skipping the opening leg of the 2026 ISSF Shotgun World Cup because of the national championships, China's shotgun team returned for the second stop, with Jiang, the Olympic mixed team bronze medalist, the only Chinese shooter to reach the skeet final. She was one of five athletes to score 119 in qualification and advanced in fourth place under the revised format, which expands the final from six shooters to eight.

In the final, Jiang remained in contention through the elimination stages but ultimately fell short of Kazakhstan's Assem Orynbay, who won gold with 33 hits to equal the world record. Italy's Martina Bartolomei took bronze with 27.

Earlier in the men's skeet final, Italy's Gabriele Rossetti delivered a standout performance to win gold with a world-record 35 hits. Germany's Sven Korte pushed him all the way but settled for silver with 34, while Japan's Shotaro Toguchi claimed bronze with 30.

The men's and women's trap finals are scheduled for Saturday. ■